WEBVTT STACEY: OUR STORMY WEATHER IS CAUSING RIVERS TO RISE IN THE METRO AND THAT COULD MEAN SOME LOW LEVEL FLOODING. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL IS LIVE ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER. WHERE ARE THE LEVELS RIGHT NOW? REPORTER: STACEY, WE ARE ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD. BUT AFTER THE STORMS YOU MAY BE WONDERING THAT BOTH THE DES MOINES RIVER ANDRA COON RIVER ARE UP BUT NOT YET CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE. WE LAUNCHED A SKY 8 DRONE HERE NEAR SOUTHEAST 14TH SLEET THAT GIVES US A GOOD-LOOKING STHRIFE RIVER JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF TOWNTOWN DES MOINES. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE DES MOINES RIVER IS JUST OVER 22 FEET. KEEP IN MIND THE FLOOD STAGE IS 24 FEET. THERE'S SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BUT THE BIKE PATH REMAINS OPEN. IT'S A SIMILAR STORY ALONG THE RACCOON RIVER. HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE STATE PARK IN WEST DEMANE. THE RACCOON RIVER IS ABOUT 28 FLOOD STAGE IS 36 FEET. BOTH RIVERS HAVE RISEN BY ABOUT AN INCH IN THE PAST 24 HOURS BUT CONSIDERING WE'VE GOT JUST OVER AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT, AND IT REALLY IS NO SURPRISE THOSE RIVER LEVELS ARE RISING. MORE GOOD NEWS THEY CAN FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. I THINK W

Severe weather and heavy rainfall have caused rivers in the Des Moines area to rise.

This week, the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers are up, but the good news is that they have not yet reached flood stage.

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KCCI's Sky 8 Drone shows an amazing view just south and east of downtown Des Moines along the Des Moines River near Southeast 14th Street.

As of Friday afternoon, the level of the Des Moines River is just over 22 feet; flood stage is 24 feet.

The river is clearly at the stage where it just begins to spill out of the channel into the floodplain, and there is some minor flooding of low-lying areas along the river but the bike paths remain clear.

It's a similar story along the Raccoon River.

At Walnut Woods State Park in West Des Moines, the Raccoon River is at about 28 feet; flood stage is 36 feet.

Both rivers have risen by about an inch in the past 24 hours. But considering the area just got more than an inch of rain Thursday night, it's not a surprise that river levels are rising.

The forecast this weekend, which includes a lot of sunshine, should help dry things out.